49 Reference or remit to children's hearing
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

49  Reference or remit to children's hearing

(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Where a child who is not subject to a [compulsory supervision order or interim compulsory supervision order] pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, an offence the court—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý instead of making an order on that plea or finding, may remit the case to the Principal Reporter to arrange for the disposal of the case by a children's hearing; or

(b)ÌýÌýÌýÌý on that plea or finding may request the Principal Reporter to arrange a children's hearing for the purposes of obtaining their advice as to the treatment of the child.

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Where a court has acted in pursuance of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, the court, after consideration of the advice received from the children's hearing may, as it thinks proper, itself dispose of the case or remit the case as mentioned in paragraph (a) of that subsection.

(3)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Where a child who is subject to a [compulsory supervision order or interim compulsory supervision order] pleads guilty to, or is found guilty of, an offence the court dealing with the case if it is—

(a)ÌýÌýÌýÌý the High Court,

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